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Disney Princess Academy Awards

by shopgirlaudi
(Esmeralda Cavazos)

Written Exclusively for The PartyWorks.com

Invitations

• Make fancy invites on pink paper.
• Use fancy font to write your party details.
• Include a ballot for voting for the awards ceremony. You can put as many or as few catergories as you like.
  Some examples could be:
  • Best Actress
  • Scariest Character
  • Meanest, etc.
• Designate each guest to dress as a particular princess.
• Roll them up into little scrolls and tie them with some gold ribbon.
• Or use the Lights, Camera, Action invitations from The Party Works.

Decorations

• Set out the red carpet! Use red table covers or red fabric or felt. "Rope" the area lining the "red carpet" with streamers.
• Have someone take lots of pictures as guest arrive and walk down the "red carpet". Or simply set out some flashing strobe lights to give the same effect.
• Decorate with mylar balloons and streamers in black, gold and silver.
• Decorate using Disney Princess mylar and shaped balloons, Hollywood-Take One Director Clapboard jumbo jumbo balloons,or Hollywood mylar balloons.
• Use star shaped mylar balloons.
• Hang Disney Princess banners.
• Hang shiny cut out stars in gold and silver with fishing line from ceilings.
• Hang Film Stars ceiling decor.
• Use shiny Christmas garlands in gold and silver to hang in doorways for "curtains".
• Or use Lights, Camera, Action door decorations.
• Use silver Christmas tinsel for table confetti, Disney Princess table confetti or Lights, Camera, Action glittery confetti.
• Set out the Oscar Awards decoration trophies on a seperate table for extra decoration. These will be used as the actual award prizes.
• Hang Princess posters on the walls.
• Use construction or posterboard cutouts for a "walk of fame". Have kids trace their handprints onto the paper and write their character name on it :-)
• Use Disney Princess party ware, Star Attraction party ware, or Take 1 partyware.
• Or use solid colors of silver, gold and black for your plates, cups,tablecovers, etc.

Cake or Cupcakes

• Make a castle cake using the Castle cake pan.
• Make a star shaped cake using the Star shaped pan or use the star mini or star cookie treat pans for smaller, individual treats
• Make a Cinderella cake with the Cinderella shaped cake pan or use the Cinderella mini treat pan for smaller individual treats
• Or use the mini tiered cake pan to make individual cakes for everyone :-)

Food and Snacks

• Don't forget the after party. Set up tables with silver serving trays.
• Serve finger foods like tea sandwiches, mini muffins, tiny cookies, pretzels, mini veggie and fruit kabobs.
• Serve 7up or sparkling apple cider from plastic champagne glasses.
• Make star shaped cookies. You can let the kids ice and decorate them as an activity / take home favor.

Goodie bags and prizes

• Use paper popcorn bags or Disney Princess goodie bags and fill with:
  • Disney Princess character favors
  • Play jewelery, bracelets, necklaces
  • Hair bows, scrunchies, barrettes
  • Play make up; glittery nail polish, lip gloss, body glitter, etc.
  • Sunglasses or star shaped sunglasses
  • Princess crowns
• You can also use small, handled gift bags or small canvas bags.

Games and Activities

• Have a ballot box near the party entrance for the guest to deposit thier ballots into.
• Set up a stage area and make a mock podium out of an appliance box.
• Set up your table with the Oscar Awards trophies by the podium.
• Arrange chairs in rows or set up small, round individual tables for guests to sit at during the "ceremony".
• Use a karaoke machine or a mic for guests to give their small acceptance speeches
• Designate someone to be the event's MC

For additional games and activities

• Play the Disney Charades game.
• Play the Disney Trivia game.
• Play the Movie Award Ballot game